Web 2.0 for 6 Year Olds! - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T12:23:54Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/web-2-0-for-6-year-olds?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A784497&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIs your district using the ED…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-07:649749:Comment:8046472012-02-07T18:42:43.303ZMaria Smithhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MariaSmith484
<p>Is your district using the EDMODO? I think it can be used as well. But Weebly for education is an awesome way to do it. Video posting will be an added cost, it will not be for the free and basic one. </p>
<p>Is your district using the EDMODO? I think it can be used as well. But Weebly for education is an awesome way to do it. Video posting will be an added cost, it will not be for the free and basic one. </p> I agree with Weebly. A coupl…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-06:649749:Comment:8044862012-02-06T17:05:55.710ZCarmen Wedmanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CarmenWedman
<p>I agree with Weebly. A couple years ago I taught grade one and my colleagues and I used wikispaces. Were I to do it again I would switch over to weebly. <a href="http://greatgradeones.wikispaces.com/">http://greatgradeones.wikispaces.com/</a></p>
<p>I agree with Weebly. A couple years ago I taught grade one and my colleagues and I used wikispaces. Were I to do it again I would switch over to weebly. <a href="http://greatgradeones.wikispaces.com/">http://greatgradeones.wikispaces.com/</a></p> Hi Dave,
You're welcome and I…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-06:649749:Comment:8043182012-02-06T17:01:28.942ZMatt Buryhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MattBury
<p>Hi Dave,</p>
<p>You're welcome and I'm glad that more people in teaching are taking up this issue. It's important.</p>
<p>Cory Doctorow is a great source of info on web privacy (He gave a talk at TED.com on this very subject), the EFF.org are one of the most well-recognised organisations.</p>
<p>There are safer alternatives.</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Hi Dave,</p>
<p>You're welcome and I'm glad that more people in teaching are taking up this issue. It's important.</p>
<p>Cory Doctorow is a great source of info on web privacy (He gave a talk at TED.com on this very subject), the EFF.org are one of the most well-recognised organisations.</p>
<p>There are safer alternatives.</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p> Matt,
Many thanks for this. …tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-06:649749:Comment:8041602012-02-06T13:17:01.213Zdavebrundishhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/davebrundish
<p>Matt,</p>
<p>Many thanks for this. As i'm doing this as part of an action research project for my masters, the ethics side of it demand parental permission before starting with it.</p>
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<p>Matt,</p>
<p>Many thanks for this. As i'm doing this as part of an action research project for my masters, the ethics side of it demand parental permission before starting with it.</p>
<p></p> I agree, and because of this…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-03:649749:Comment:7903032012-01-03T07:33:45.593ZDavid Hallhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidHall
<p>I agree, and because of this I have been rigorously testing this for security and privacy with several dummy accounts I have set up. I would never put kids on Facebook as I can't control it and who does what with it. I can control content and who views the content on Ning. I am quite excited about the learning potential yet guarded at the same time. Our head of school will also be invited to be part of this network for accountability. Thanks for the tips.</p>
<p>I agree, and because of this I have been rigorously testing this for security and privacy with several dummy accounts I have set up. I would never put kids on Facebook as I can't control it and who does what with it. I can control content and who views the content on Ning. I am quite excited about the learning potential yet guarded at the same time. Our head of school will also be invited to be part of this network for accountability. Thanks for the tips.</p> Hi Dave,
A word of caution: P…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-02:649749:Comment:7903772012-01-02T22:32:33.910ZMatt Buryhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MattBury
<p>Hi Dave,</p>
<p>A word of caution: Please read the privacy policies and do some background checking before putting children in the hands of 3rd party web services like Facebook and Google. Also check with local laws about parental permissions and your duty of care (tort law) for the little ones. I co-authored an article about web privacy recently and I think these issues are going to be a big deal in elearning very soon:…</p>
<p>Hi Dave,</p>
<p>A word of caution: Please read the privacy policies and do some background checking before putting children in the hands of 3rd party web services like Facebook and Google. Also check with local laws about parental permissions and your duty of care (tort law) for the little ones. I co-authored an article about web privacy recently and I think these issues are going to be a big deal in elearning very soon: blog.matbury.com/2011/12/11/a-thorny-issue-protecting-teachers-and-learners-right-to-privacy/</p> True, but one of the options…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-02:649749:Comment:7899462012-01-02T20:49:54.706ZDavid Hallhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidHall
<p>True, but one of the options in the administrators panel is to turn off the request for their age so that you can have anyone join your network.Also, they are not joining Ning themselves as such, they are joining a network on Ning that I have created and I am over 13. Semantics I know but it enables me to get my kids onto it and have them do it safely. After all, the network you set up is as private as you want it to be. I have set mine so that it is completely closed. Only the kids in it…</p>
<p>True, but one of the options in the administrators panel is to turn off the request for their age so that you can have anyone join your network.Also, they are not joining Ning themselves as such, they are joining a network on Ning that I have created and I am over 13. Semantics I know but it enables me to get my kids onto it and have them do it safely. After all, the network you set up is as private as you want it to be. I have set mine so that it is completely closed. Only the kids in it can see it, only I can invite people and thus no-one can stumble across any photos they put up except for those in their classroom. Yeah, free would be good. I just signed up for Edmodo and am still clicking buttons to see what I can do with it. It does look ok but I do like Ning more.</p> But don't users need to be 13…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-02:649749:Comment:7899172012-01-02T16:32:16.405ZColleen Younghttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ColleenYoung
<p>But don't users need to be 13 to use Ning?</p>
<p>I liked it when it was free!</p>
<p>But don't users need to be 13 to use Ning?</p>
<p>I liked it when it was free!</p> I have just set up a site for…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-02:649749:Comment:7898122012-01-02T09:15:43.807ZDavid Hallhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidHall
<p>I have just set up a site for my new class this year. I am moving schools and wanted something that is easy to use, can be blogged, Facebook without the ability for others to get the kids or see their stuff etc etc. I came across a site called Ning. It is a social network with all these features. It is completely moderated by me and completely private which is what I want. It isn't free but I have set up a Mini Ning which costs me 3.40 a month (Australian) and allows me 150 users with 1gb of…</p>
<p>I have just set up a site for my new class this year. I am moving schools and wanted something that is easy to use, can be blogged, Facebook without the ability for others to get the kids or see their stuff etc etc. I came across a site called Ning. It is a social network with all these features. It is completely moderated by me and completely private which is what I want. It isn't free but I have set up a Mini Ning which costs me 3.40 a month (Australian) and allows me 150 users with 1gb of storage space. I just took the mini one out so that I could have a look and see if I like it. I love it. I will eventually upgrade to the plus version I think because I will need the storage space. I want my students to journal in a blog each week with photos etc so it will get cluttered pretty quickly. The Plus plan gives 10000 users and 10gb of storage. Check it out... Ning.</p> Google Kathy Cassidy and chec…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-12-22:649749:Comment:7885182011-12-22T02:32:51.183ZGrace Gormanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GraceGorman877
<p>Google Kathy Cassidy and check out her blog and other resources. She uses Class Blogmeister. She does amazing things with little kids.</p>
<p>Google Kathy Cassidy and check out her blog and other resources. She uses Class Blogmeister. She does amazing things with little kids.</p>